Alice's Restaurant?

[Naturekev]

More than 30; I remember him playing it in the early 80s, so that puts a lower bound of 40 years on it now. Don't know when he started it; before that I was too young. Robert has been at WMMR forever. Probably as long as Channel 6 Action News has had their theme song.

When I was a child, one of our local tv stations in Jacksonville, Florida used this song in ads for their news broadcast.

 

[Lobster11]

I think’Alice’s’ is a thanksgiving tradition everywhere in the US.

I’d encourage you to check out the rest of Arlo Guthrie’s catalog. “Darkest Hour” has some outstanding bass work

+1. If you asked people to name an Arlo Guthrie song, most would answer with this one. If you asked the same people to name a second one, most would answer with a blank stare. And that's too bad.

Yesterday, inspired by this thread, I sat down with my wife to listen to the original version. She's much younger than I and had never heard it. (She enjoyed it.)

 

[basscooker]

I don't want to be a pickle. And from there, admittedly, I'm out on his tracks. So 2 is at least better than one, yeah?

 

[Smooth_bass88]

I now live in and grew up in Greater Cincinnati. Each Thanksgiving day at noon the local rock station plays Arlo Guthrie's epic story/song.

Listened to it today and I wonder; is that "tradition" a Cincy thing or do other markets have a station that does it too?

I grew up close to Arlo and I'm good friends with his kids. It definitely a tradition around those parts, that's for sure. Nice folks for sure, those Guthrie peeps.

 

[Pdaddy1978]

My millennial son:
" Hey dad, is this from...you know..the hippy days?"
Me:
" Yes son, it is"

 

[jthisdell]

We listen to it every thanksgiving while driving.

 

[TomB]

I grew up close to Arlo and I'm good friends with his kids. It definitely a tradition around those parts, that's for sure. Nice folks for sure, those Guthrie peeps.

I played a gig this month with Krishna, Arlo’s granson. …great singer and songwriter, nice fellah too! His voice is proof there’s something to this genetics thing .

 

[rogerbmiller]

It's a tradition here in NY state, moreso downstate than up here in mid-Central NY. Hudson Valley's "right next door" so to speak, the places referred to are just over the border in CT, if I recall correctly. Or was it MA? Anyway, is was close enough we were part of the "local" wave.

The restaurant was in Stockbridge, MA. It was called "The Back Room."

Arlo's music center is down the road in Great Barrington.

 

[bholder]

I don't want to be a pickle. And from there, admittedly, I'm out on his tracks. So 2 is at least better than one, yeah?

Try "Coming Into Los Angeles", that's another good one. And "City Of New Orleans" if you like them dyin' railroad blues...

 

[basscooker]

Try "Coming Into Los Angeles", that's another good one. And "City Of New Orleans" if you like them dyin' railroad blues...

Oh. New Orleans.... then 3. Didnt know that is him.

 

[lordradish]

I now live in and grew up in Greater Cincinnati. Each Thanksgiving day at noon the local rock station plays Arlo Guthrie's epic story/song.

Listened to it today and I wonder; is that "tradition" a Cincy thing or do other markets have a station that does it too?

Always been a tradition, AFAIK, at least in the northeast. I put it on yesterday for the first time in over 20 years. Love it, but it doesn't exactly make for good background dinner music, as there's a lot of talking.

 

[two fingers]

I now live in and grew up in Greater Cincinnati. Each Thanksgiving day at noon the local rock station plays Arlo Guthrie's epic story/song.

Listened to it today and I wonder; is that "tradition" a Cincy thing or do other markets have a station that does it too?

Yeah WRDU, a classic rock station in Raleigh, NC, use to do a call-in fund raiser for a charity. And people had to make a large donation to get it played. It still got played half a dozen time a day.

I don't listen to classic rock over-the-air as much so I don't know if it's still a thing.

 

[BOOG]

I now live in and grew up in Greater Cincinnati. Each Thanksgiving day at noon the local rock station plays Arlo Guthrie's epic story/song.

Listened to it today and I wonder; is that "tradition" a Cincy thing or do other markets have a station that does it too?

Cleveland’s WMMS (hold over slogan-“WeedMakesMeSmile”) THE BUZZARD traditionally did it but I don’t know if it still happens because, I rarely listen to music radio anymore.

 

[74hc]

It was a tradition growing up in Philly and now KPIG plays it in Santa Cruz.
Here's something pretty funny:
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I've never heard of it until now. Reading this I thought it must be an east coast thing, but KPIG is just over the hills from me. Actually, quite a big hill with a big cube on top of the highest peak.

I'll give it a listen next year if I remember. The only radio at home is a Baofeng transceiver that receives radio. My, has the times changed.

 

[scott sinner]

Listened on the way to my aunt's. Asked my 7 year old what he thought

"He is not the best rapper, but the story was good."

 

[TroyK]

Heard in in Seattle yesterday.